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OWNER'S MANUAL
Model: BT-100
Battery Load Tester
For 6 & 12 Volt Lead-Acid Batteries
Questions? Call Customer Service
ELECTRIC CORPORATION
MT. PROSPECT, IL 60056
Send Warranty Product
Repairs To:
Customer Returns
P.O. Box 280
1025 E. Thompson Avenue
Hoopeston, IL 60942-0280
1-800-621-5485
00-99-000437/0804
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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Model: BT-100 Battery Load Tester For 6 & 12 Volt Lead-Acid Batteries Questions? Call Customer Service ELECTRIC CORPORATION MT. PROSPECT, IL 60056 Send Warranty Product Repairs To: Customer Returns P.O. Box 280 1025 E. Thompson Avenue Hoopeston, IL 60942-0280...
- Page 2 WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with this product, will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
- Page 3 BASIC BATTERY LOAD TEST (Conventional & Maintenance-Free Types) Connect clamps to battery posts Red (+) Pos, Black (-) Neg and note the battery’s capacity. Engine and all electrical accessories must be off when testing battery. Hold load switch “on” for 10 seconds. Read meter with load still on then refer to battery analysis table on back of Tester.
- Page 4 BATTERY ANALYSIS (Meter Reading After 10 Seconds with Load Switch On) LOAD TEST Good (Green) Weak or Bad, But Needle Remains Steady (Yellow or Red) Weak or Bad, But Needle Remains Failing (Yellow or Red) BATTERY CONDITION Battery capacity is OK. Battery may or may not be fully charged.
- Page 5 STARTER MOTOR TEST Connect clamps to battery posts and do the basic battery test. In addition, note the exact voltage with the load test on. If voltage continues to fall after 10 seconds, this test cannot be preformed. Apply the voltage obtained above to starter test table on the scale plate.
- Page 6 CHARGING SYSTEM TEST Connect clamps to battery for basic load test. Operate engine at fast idle. Note meter reading with all electrical accessories off. It should be in green “good” band in “charging system” scale. With headlights and blower motor on high, meter should remain in green “good”...
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Page 7: Limited Warranty
RETAIL OF THIS PRODUCT. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS NOT TRANSFERABLE. Schumacher Electric Corporation warrants this battery tester for six months from date of purchase at retail against defective material or workmanship. If such should occur, the unit will be repaired or re- placed at the option of the manufacturer.
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